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Last update : November 26 , 2008
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FESTIVALS – EVENTS -
EXHIBITIONS
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FESTIVALS –
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27 De Chirico and the Museum
Rome
– November 20th, 2008 - January 25th, 2009
Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna e contemporanea
www.gnam.beniculturali.it
The National
 Gallery
of Modern and Contemporary Art pays homage to Giorgio de
Chirico, the great metaphysical artist, on the 30th anniversary
of his death with an exhibit of 100 of his paintings, drawings
and one sculpture mounted along 6 sections:
Mitologia e Archeologia,
with themes from ancient times; I d’après dai grandi maestri,
with paintings inspired by the great masters; La grande pittura,
which displays for the first time in Rome the 1951 painting
Capriccio Veneziano, inspired by Veronese;
Da Rubens which showcases for the first time all
paintings belonging to the Giorgio and Isa de Chirico
Foundation; La Neometafisica, with many paintings rich of
ancient reminders painted by the artist in his style; and
Opere su carta also inspired by ancient themes
and great masters. On display in the adjacent halls of the
museum the works of other artists critiqued by De Chirico in a
famous 1919 article.
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GEORGE BARBIER – THE BIRTH OF ART DECO
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Museo Fortuny
– Venice
Through
January 5, 2009
www.museiciviciveneziani.it
This is the
first exhibit of the works of George Barbier, fashion illustrator and
set designer who had a significant impact on the art deco movement. On
display the works of the artist that detail his creative evolution, such
as the black panther symbol of the House of Cartier. The exhibition is
rich of historical references and it includes a section on theatre and
cinema with sketches of costumes and sets.
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ETRUSCAN MASTERPIECES FROM HERMITAGE
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Cortona, Maec
– Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca e della città di Cortona
Through
January 6, 2009
www.cortonamaec.org
From
September 6, Palazzo Casali will host an exhibit of spectacular Etruscan
masterpieces collected by the Russian Czars and never before displayed
in Italy.
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GUIDO CREPAX – VALENTINA,
THE SHAPE OF TIME
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Triennale
Bovisa – Milan
September 21,
2008-February 1, 2009
www.triennalebovisa.it
The Triennale
Bovisa in Milano hosts the exhibit of Guido Crepax and Valentina, his
most famous character created in 1965. Many of her characteristics, from
her face to her personality at times bratty and trasgressive, are
inspired by Louise Brooks, the silent movie diva protagonist of "Lulù"
by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Valentina represents the spirit of her time, the
cultural and political world of Italian society undergoing the radical
change of the years from the ‘60s to the ‘80s. Reading the works of
Crepax five years after his death is to discover an innovative twist in
her world. The stories of Valentina contain references to a bourgeois
family and home, strictly divided in large rooms, with its different way
to spend time and live life in it. The multimedia installment of the
exhibition divided in rooms or sections by projections on the walls
allows the visitors to physically access Valentina’s fantasy world.
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ITALICS. ITALIAN ART BETWEEN TRADITION AND REVOLUTION
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Palazzo
Grassi – Venice
September 27,
2008-March 22, 2009
www.palazzograssi.it
This exhibit
showcases the most important works of Italian artists from 1968 to the
present: 107 artists and more than 200 works of art in an installation
mounted by theme rather than in chronological order. The title hints at
overcoming tradition in search of inspiration for new ideas in an effort
to conquer an audience looking to become more acquainted with
contemporary art.
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GEORGE SEURAT - PAUL
SIGNAC AND THE NEOIMPRESSIONISTS
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Palazzo Reale
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Milan
October
10, 2008-January 25, 2009
www.ineoimpressionisti.it
This is the
first great retrospective dedicated to Seurat, Signac and
Neoimpressionism with an exhibition showcasing 70 works that detail the
evolution of the movement that heavily influenced the artistic
production of Parisian painters between the end of 1800 and 1910. The
evolution of the movement and its propagation are presented through the
works of Camille and Lucien Pissarro, Maxilmilien Luce and several more
all the way to Italian neoimpressionists such as Longoni, Previati and
Russolo. The landscapes depicted change, suburbs appear dotted with
factories. Gathering places are also represented and bear witness to the
social, political and cultural change that came about with the passing
of the seasons and the arrival of the new century.
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16 SOVRANI IN THE EUROPEAN GARDEN.
PISA AND THE
LORENA
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National Museum of the Real
Palace and Rossi Theatre - Pisa -From
September 20th to December 14th 2008
www.artonline.it
This exhibition reconstructs with wisdom and refinement not only
the political and cultural climate of
Pisa
during a long time period governed by the Loranese (1737-1859),
but also the less known aspects of the European court. Two
centuries of Tuscany
exhibited (where the court spent most of their winter season)
one hundred pieces among paintings, sculptures, designs, prints
and furnishings, as well as portraits of the Asburg-Lorena
coming from the Castle
of Brandys (Czech Republic).
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HOSTING…APOLLO OF MANTUA
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Conservatory Palace –Arazzi
Hall – Rome -
From September 18th to January 6th 2009
www.museicapitolini.org
“Hosting” is a remarkable exhibition which encourages the
temporary exchange between museums of important art works, like
the famous marble statue of the Greek Apollo of Mantua. The
splendid sculpture dated 117 and 138 AC, during the time period
of the emperor Adrian, will in fact be guest in the Arazzi Hall
in the Capitolini Museum
until January 6th 2009.
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18 AMICO ASPERTINI
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Pinacoteca
Nazionale – Bologna -
September 27th/January 11th 2009
www.amicoaspertini.it
The Pinacoteca of Bologna dedicates an exhibition to Amico
Aspertini the most varied and unpredictable painter on the art
scene in the first half of the sixteenth century. Driven by an
insatiable curiosity, he never stopped his ceaseless travel and
drawing activities throughout Italy, which led to contacts with
Raphael, Dürer, Michelangelo, Filippino Lippi, Perugino and
other leading contemporary artists. The exhibition, consisting
of over 120 works, offers a complete overview of the painter’s
pictorial and graphic art, set in a comparative context
alongside the works of the artists he came into contact with. A
selection of etchings, precious manuscripts of miniatures,
ceramics and archaeological pieces completes the reconstruction
of one of the finest periods in Italian and European art history
spanning approximately fifty years.
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19 GIOVANNI BELLINI
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 Scuderie
del Quirinale – Rome -
September 30th to January 11th 2009
www.scuderiequirinale.it
Giovanni Bellini, a great artist in Venice in the second half of the 15th century
anticipated the Renaissance ideas. Over sixty paintings, coming
from museums all over the world, which account for some three
quarters of his entire productions, among
sacred and profane subjects. He’s well known for being
the first artist committed in representing feelings and nature.
The first to unite the Venetian sense of light with the
technique and the vision of the Flemish painters. Besides his
paintings being exhibited, some splendid altarpieces will be
exhibited for the first time such as the Baptism of Christ and
the Pesaro Altarpiece.
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09 JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT:
REPELLING GHOSTS
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Ruspoli Palace – Rome
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From October 2nd 2008 to February 1st 2009
www.fondazionememmo.com
The Memmo Foundation and the Fundación Marcelino Botín of Santander are organizing an exhibition on Jean Michel
Basquiat, the artist who, with works verging on graffiti, was so
successful twenty-odd years ago in
New York
alongside Andy Warhol. The exhibition entitled Jean-Michel
Basquiat: To Repel Ghosts that will open in the rooms of the
Memmo Foundation in Palazzo Ruspoli on 2 October 2008, after a
summer phase in Santander, will present to the public more than
40 works coming from Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Austria,
Switzerland and the USA, including some created in collaboration
with Warhol and Francesco Clemente, more than ten works being
exhibited to the public for the first time and 5 previously
unpublished photographs by Michael Halsband
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20 ETRUSCANS. THE ANCIENT
CITIES OF LAZIO
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Palazzo
delle Esposizioni –
Rome -
From October 21st
2008 to January 6th 2009
www.palazzoesposizioni.it
An exhibition which tells the story of the Etruscan civilization
in Lazio and describes its extraordinary level of achievement
through the development of its main urban centers.
Veii, Cerveteri, Vulci and Tarquinia were four cities
that began life with many of their more ancient features
stemming from common roots, only later going on gradually to
differentiate from one another both in terms of their artistic
output and in more general terms of culture and worship, of life
style and of trading practices. The second part of the
exhibition is devoted to the ties between these ancient cities
and Rome
itself, highlighting the huge influence that the Etruscan
civilization had on the Roman world, on its religious practices
and on its symbols of power, pointing to continuity but also to
the differences between the two cultures.
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06 RIVER TO RIVER – INDIAN FILM
FESTIVAL
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Florence
; December 5/11, 2008
www.rivertoriver.it
 The
2008 edition of the Indian Film Festival opens with a
retrospective of the works by director Raj Kapoor, twenty years
after his death.
The festival includes a collection of
recent independent Indian movies as well as the latest films on
India
by directors from all over the world. The winner in each
category voted by the audience will be awarded the River to
River DigiChannel Audience Award.
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07 IMPRESSIONISTS AND
POST IMPRESSIONISTS. MASTERPIECES FROM THE
ISRAEL
MUSEUM
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JERUSALEM
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Mart –
Trento
; September 13, 2008/January 6, 2009
 www.mart.trento.it
The exhibition
focuses on the outstanding collection of impressionist and
post-impressionist works from the
Israel
Museum
in Jerusalem.
The
exhibition chronicles the history of impressionist art at the
highest level, from Pissarro, regarded as the father of the
movement, to Monet, Cezanne, and post-impressionist masters such
as Van Gogh, or Susley and Signac as divisionists. The
exhibition end with paintings by Bonnard and the
Misia sulla chaise longue
masterpiece painted by Vuillard in 1910, which radically changed
the rules of painting.
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CORREGGIO
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Parma
; September 20, 2008/January 25, 2009
www.mostracorreggioparma.it
On display for the first time the production
of Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio from the name of his home
town. Although often likened to the works of other contemporary
masters, from Leonardo to Raffaello, Correggio’s art somewhat
was obscured by them.
The exhibition is mounted along an itinerary rich with emotions
that details Correggio’s personal artistic evolution.
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CANALETTO – VENEZIA AND ITS SHININGS
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Casa dei Carraresi – Treviso
; October 23, 2008/April 5, 2009
www.artematica.tv
On display at Ca’ dei
Carraresi in Treviso one hundred works by the Venetian master
from the most important museums and institutions in the world,
along with paintings by Luca Carlevarja, Bernardo Bellotto,
Francesco Guardi and Michele Marieschi, prominent figures of 18th
century Venetian vedutism.
The exhibition promises to be one of the
most important art events of this year and displays three
extraordinary works on loan from The National Gallery in London:
Procuratie Nuove al Caffe’ Florian
and
Piazza San Marco dal Portico
dell’Ascensione, both by
Canaletto, as well as a view of St. Mark’s Square by Francesco
Guardi.
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10 LUCIO
FONTANA.
LIGHT AND COLOR
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 Palazzo
Ducale, Appartamento del Doge – Genova ; October 22,
2008/February 15, 2009
www.palazzoducale.genova.it
Palazzo Ducale hosts an anthology of Lucio
Fontana’s works aimed to highlight the importance of color and
light, in a continuous effort to experiment and explore with
materials. On display about two hundred works chosen and
arranged in accordance to criteria of light, color and
environment and mounted according to the different monochromatic
variants. The second section holds the artist’s ceramic
production. Ceramic, in fact, allowed the artist to merge the
study of color and the analysis of materials and, in certain
cases, to express his connection to the territory.
Fontana’s
artistic poetry and his spirit for research remain innovative to
his audience to the point that some of his works from the 1950s
represent the first examples of installations in art history,
ahead of their time.
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LOUISE BOURGEOIS PER CAPODIMONTE
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Naples
– Capodimonte’s Museum ; October 18, 2008/January 25, 2009
www.museo-capodimonte.it
For the first time in
Naples,
an exhibition of about sixty works by Louise Bourgeois,
including two new famous Cells Series installations, on display
for the first time ever. The exhibition traces the steps of the
artist’s production from last century until now. An icon of
Modernity, during her creative times the artist distinguished
herself for her use of different techniques always unequivocally
focused on sculpture.
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ALBERTO BURRI
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Triennale di Milano -
November 11, 2008/February 8, 2009
www.triennale.it
The Triennale di Milano hosts this year an
important retrospective of the works of Alberto Burri. This
exhibition pays homage to great Italian artists of the XX
century – from the masterpieces of the 1950s to the innovative
works of the following years, characterized by the use of the
technique known as cellotex. The exhibition focuses on works
that were displayed less in Italy, such as Cactus architecture,
showcased only in Athens, as well as drafts of set designs,
pictures and billboards that bear witness to the artist’s
ability to reinvent himself for over half a century.
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BRUNO MUNARI
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Museo
Ara Pacis – Rome ;
October 9, 2008/February 1st, 2009
www.arapacis.it
At the Ara Pacis in Rome an anthology of the works of the artist
from Milan that expressed his creativity in many fields of
applied arts. From his works of the 1940s and 1950s, to the
architectural pieces of the 1950 and 1960s, all the way to his
graphic projects. The exhibition showcases the planning
methodology used by Munari to develop his works. His creations
are set up by theme, in no chronological or typological order,
thus allowing the different artistic disciplines otherwise
distant to interact and relate
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CATERINA AND MARIA DE’ MEDICI: WOMEN IN POWER
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Palazzo Strozzi –
Florence
; October 24, 2008/February 8, 2009
www.palazzostrozzi.org
This exhibition takes visitors on a journey
of discovery of the strength and influence of the female
universe, at a time when women in such positions were rare.
Belonging to the Medici dynasty, Caterina and Maria legitimized
their power after the death of their husbands by smartly using
their knowledge of the politic world. The works on display bear
witness to the character of the two Medici queens illustrating
the refinement that characterized their patronage.
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Fratelli
Alinari Museum
–
Florence
; December 4, 2008/February 15, 2009
www.mnaf.it
The exhibition aligns
itself within the many events planned to pay homage to Giovanni
Fattori on the 100th anniversary of his death. Fattori, the most
famous among the Macchiaioli, liked to paint scenes from the
Italian Risorgimento and views of the Maremma. The exhibition
deals for the first time with the relationship between the
Macchiaioli and the revolution brought about by the discovery of
photography.
The exhibition compares rare images and
paintings by Signorini, Fattoru and Borrani.
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The Gonzaga's
Cameos
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Mantova - October 12th, 2008 - January 11th, 2009
www.cammeogonzaga.it
The Gonzaga built up an exceptional cabinet des merveilles at the
Ducal palace of Mantua. For two centuries they were refined
collectors of antiquities and modern art. Cameos and carvings,
valuable goldsmithery, objects made of semi-precious stone and
glass, and exotic curiosities played a part in confirming their
power and intellectual standing. Like other Italian noble families,
the Medici in Florence, the Este in Ferrara and the Sforza in Milan,
the lords of Mantua began during the second half of the 15th century
to develop a particular fondness for engraved precious stones.
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22 Torino Triennial
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Torino - November 6th , 2008 - February 1st,
2009
www.torinotriennale.it
The Triennial of Torino
aims at displaying the most innovative creations in the field of
visual arts. The Triennial is organized by the Castello di Rivoli
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
and the Fondazione Torino Musei. Each edition of the event will be
structured in two sections: one showing original experimental works
by 50 young artists from all over the world and the second section
consisting of two solo exhibitions to celebrate the work of two
mid-career artists. The objective is to generate an exchange of
ideas about fresh experimental art by the new generation of artists
who are already making their mark on the international scene.
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23 Carlo Cardazzo - A New Vison of Art 
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Venezia - 1st November, 2008 - 9th February, 2009
www.guggenheim-venice.it
In this 60th anniversary year of Peggy Guggenheim's collection in
Venice, her museum will host an exhibition dedicated to a major
figure in Italian and international art of the mid 20th century:
Carlo Cardazzo (1908-1963), a Venetian whose centenary is this year
and whose shared with Peggy Guggenheim his passion for contemporary
art. Carlo Cardazzo. A New Vision of Art, is the first exhibition to
be devoted exclusively to the enterprising, even volcanic figure:
patron, publisher, collector, and dealer. Cardazzo, through the
multiplicity of his activities, the originality of his way of
navigation the art World and his methods of promoting it, reached a
new public, in part through his galleries, and in part through novel
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24 Bologna art fair
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Bologna - 23rd
January - 26th January, 2009
www.artefiera.bolognafiere.it
 The International
exhibition of modern and contemporary art -
proud of its Italian origins - is the first
date on the 2009 calendar. ArteFiera Art
First is one of the world's leading art
fairs, the event where market tendencies are
confirmed, new trends are previewed and
where you can encounter extraordinary works
selected by a Committee of international
experts. On Saturday 24 January, art white
night will transform Bologna into a grand
showcase for contemporary art, with special
evening hours for museums galleries and
shops in the historical center, plus
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25 Magritte
- The Mistery of nature
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www.mostramagritte.it
Milano - November 22nd 2008 - March 29th
2009
The beautiful
rooms of
Palazzo Reale
in Milan will house the works of one of
the most important and original figures
of
Surrealism,
René Magritte. As preannounce
in the
title of the event, “The mystery of
Nature”, about a hundred works will
highlight the artist’s relationship with
nature, seen not as a petty manifest
phenomenon, but as a fleeting mystery to
investigate. The exhibition aims at
commending the creative genius of one of
the rare nineteenth century artists who
dealt with the theme of nature, placing
it at the centre of his research,
relating it with the limits and the
undertones of contemporary reality. The
Belgian painter’s approach to the theme
of Nature will be investigated according
to a chronological order, marked by his
different creative steps and by the
maturation of his expressive language,
starting from the first and sometimes
hardly known paintings of the phase of
futuristic research passing on to the
most mysterious and gloomy images from
the period between the two Wars,
arriving at the most known products from
the Fifties onwards.
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26 Spoleto - Festival of the two
worlds
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Spoleto June 27th - June12Th 2009
In 1958 the
Italian-born American composer and librettist Giancarlo Menotti,
twice winner of the Pulitzer award, realized the dream of his
life: the festival of the two worlds. The name came from the
creator’s intention to gather the European and American scenes.
The city chosen to host the event was Spoleto, located in the
region of Umbria, for its
beauty, its richness of suggestive theatrical venues and its
closeness to Rome. .The
unique atmosphere of free expression of aesthetical,
ideological, religious and political tendencies, together with
the natural and architectural beauty of Spoleto, attracted
throughout the years the biggest names of the entertainment and
the jet-set: Visconti, De Filippo, Valli, Russell, Zeffirelli,
Rossellini, Williams, Rota, Polansky, Scorzese, Pound, Gassman,
Pavarotti, Domingo, Garcia and many others.
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